Weather & Earth Science News

Auckland weather bomb breaks June record for heaviest rainfall In the Solomon Islands, Rennell record lowest temperature ever - just 17c .... But it's also been NZ's warmest start to the year on record Tornado spotted in Suffolk Severe drought in India leads to rise in violence as neighbours are prepared to kill to slake their thirst And a regional headline that puts the Daily Express to shame: Bookies slash odds on snow as summer shapes up to be the coldest ever - this comes as June look like ending around 1.5c warmer than average ...  (and snow falling at 4,000ft in the Highlands in June is as unusual as rain falling in Wimbledon this time of year ... )

Freezing temperatures see snow blanket parts of NSW and Queensland as the big chill continues to sweep the country   Lightning sparked dozens of new wildfires across Alaska over the weekend Malaysia's terrifying cloud formations nothing to fear, says expert  Look out Noah: Tropical cyclone develops in the Arabian Sea Super-slow circulation allowed world's oceans to store huge amounts of carbon during last ice age   How we turn peatlands from fire breaks to fire hazards A 'water windfall' discovered beneath California's Central Valley - but it may not be easy to access ... Giant blobs of rock, deep inside the Earth, hold important clues about our planet The latest NASA rover findings point to a more Earth-like Martian past   Jupiter climate creates amazing fireball images   And an incredible image shows solar activity at its quietest in 100 years - but it won't trigger a mini-ice age!

Flood-ravaged West Virginia bracing for more rain Plummeting temperatures see Sydney, Brisbane and Perth all record their coldest day of the year - well, it is mid winter! Two rescued from submerged car in 'significant' flooding in Kent on Saturday Where have all the cyclones gone? And dinosaur eggs, meteorites, signs of an ancient civilisation: what are these giant balls?   Just natural concretiohns, but impressive all the same

Burning house is swept away by West Virginia's worst flooding in a century that left 23 dead including two young boys Meanwhile, on the other side of the country California wildfire kills an elderly couple, destroys 80 homes, threatens 1,500 more and triggers evacuation In Australia, winter finally arrives with a 'season defining' snow dump hailed by ski resorts as Sydney shivers whilst gale-force winds hit southern Queensland, as temperatures drop across state and in Tasmania men caught in Midlands floodwaters plucked from swollen creek by helicopter   Italian seaside resort promises rain refunds   Algae Is Turning Snow Pink and Melting Arctic Glaciers, Study Finds Researchers offer new theory on how climate affects violence Nasa spots giant chasm on Pluto's moon Charon that is 430 miles long and has cliffs over five miles high And the 'clock is ticking' for megaquake in Missouri that could cause 'all hell to break l...

Yesterday saw travel disruption and floods warnings as South East hit by more rain   with terror as 4ft log smashes through window after lightning ‘explodes’ tree 5 Dead in Romania heat wave, some in comas Toddler Swept Away in West Virginia Flash Floods   Heat wave smashes temperature records in Southwest whilst a wildfire ravages dozens of homes in central California In Alberta, Canada a 'crazy' storm leaves High Level main street knee deep in water   Australia's east coast shivers through cold snap   In China, tornado and hail kill scores in Jiangsu whilst a flash flood consumes Chinese shopping centre   Indian farmers demand action as lightning kills 93 people in two days A warning from the past: Future global warming could be even warmer   Possible solution to 'faint young Sun paradox'   Hubble confirms new dark spot on Neptune And finally, on a separate note, it seems we are all going to ...

Cypriot public warned as heat wave takes hold and a second firefighter dies tackling Cyprus forest fires Heat wave knocks out power to thousands in Southern California as the death toll from Southwest heat wave rises and a Los Angeles Suburb Evacuated as Pair of Wildfires Burn Over 5,000 Acres In NZ, 'mini tornado' rips through rural Northland area whilst severe weather floods houses in Auckland   Tropical Storm Danielle dissipates over Mexico   Lightning in Indian states 'kills 79' - although as has been noted before, it's not that unusual with some 2,000 such deaths a year on the sun-continent. Bangkok experiences its heaviest rain in 25 years, governor says   Retreating Yukon glacier makes river disappear Airplanes make clouds brighter (sometimes) It seems an ocean lies a few kilometers beneath Saturn's moon Enceladu...

Danielle heads for Mexico as the earliest 4th named Atlantic storm on record   New wildfires erupt in California as heatwave strikes west coast   Second firefighter dies tackling Cyprus forest fires Heavy floods hit parts of Bangkok   In Japan, 5 dead, 1 missing as heavy rain hits Kumamoto Prefecture Is Iceland’s Hekla volcano really about to blow? Although there's a warning it may be, that doesn't mean it will .... And the mystery of powerful lightning at sea not solved completely